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As an additional tow vehicle and shop hauler for the MotoIQ garage, we bought a well-worn but well-maintained 2000 Ford Excursion for a great unresistable price. With its big 6.8…

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Off-Road Explorer ST with ALPHAequipt Grenade Wheels & General Tire’s Grabber ATX

Posted on March 1, 2023January 24, 2024
byBilly Johnson

We take Ford’s hot-rodded SUV, the Explorer ST, and prepare it for off-road and snow life with the help of ALPHAequipt Grenade wheels and General Tire’s Grabber A/TX. The Explorer…

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WATCH: How to Build a Turbo Ford Duratec V6

Posted on June 17, 2022June 17, 2022
byJeff Naeyaert

We build a lot of different engines here at MotoIQ. We also have exclusive engine programs for a number of high performance companies such as Raiden Performance who we…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 10 – MGW Short Shifter

Posted on April 20, 2022
byBilly Johnson

We greatly improve the feel and control of our S197 Mustang’s Getrag MT82 transmission with a short shift kit from MGW. The Getrag MT-82 is well-known for not being the…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 6 – Going Through the Suspension with Steeda

Posted on April 25, 2021April 29, 2021
byBilly Johnson

This is where we defy the misconceptions and show how to make an S197 Mustang into a corner-carving track car. We are going to cover the pros and cons of…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 5 – Upgrading to an Eaton Truetrac LSD

Posted on March 22, 2021April 29, 2021
byBilly Johnson

A performance Limited Slip Differential is a MUST for making 2005-2014 (S197) Mustangs handle predictably. We replace the weak factory LSD with Eaton’s TrueTrac helical (gear-driven) LSD which will transform…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 4 – Installing the Roush 3rd Link

Posted on March 7, 2021April 29, 2021
byBilly Johnson

Upgrading the 3rd link suspension arm in an S197 Mustangs is far more important than just to reduce wheel hop. Picking the right one will greatly affect the car’s handling…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 2 – Finding out what it takes to make 400WHP

Posted on October 20, 2020October 21, 2020
byBilly Johnson

We strap our first-generation 5.0L “Coyote” V8-powered S197 Mustang to the dyno and test the 2018+ “Gen-3” intake manifold, K&N air intake, and tunes by Palm Beach Dyno to find…

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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 1 – Intro

Posted on August 30, 2020September 15, 2020
byBilly Johnson

More people need to consider the (2005-2014) “S197” Mustang for track use! Parts are cheap and it really does not take much to turn one into an awesome “Driver’s-car”. There…

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Project F-150 Ecoboost – Making Serious Power with Garrett’s Powermax Twin Turbo and Intercooler Upgrade

Posted on December 2, 2019December 3, 2019
byMike Kojima

The stock Ford F-150 intercooler and turbos are decent at their intended boost levels, but when tuning the stock ECU and turning up the wick is when their shortcomings becoming…

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Project Ford E350 Tow Rig: Part 1 – Towtally Ready

Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019
byErik Jacobs

All of my vehicles have nicknames. You’re likely very intimately acquainted with Damnit — MotoIQ’s Project SC300. Well, ladies and gentlemen and non-binary folks who may or may not even…

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Testing Steeda’s Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace

Posted on June 16, 2019
byBilly Johnson

After our article reviewing Steeda’s Stop The Hop Package for the S550 Mustang GT, some of our readers asked us for feedback on Steeda’s Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace. Since our…

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Testing Borla’s S-Type Cat-Back Exhaust for the 2018+ Mustang GT

Posted on June 3, 2019
byBilly Johnson

For the fourth year in a row, the Mustang continues to be the “best-selling sports coupe in the entire world”. The S550 platform that debut in 2015 catapulted the brand…

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Mason’s Mean LS Powered Mustang 5….3?

Posted on March 3, 2019March 4, 2019
byErik Jacobs

Josh Mason originally found himself on the same old path that most drifters travel — an S13 240SX with an impending turbocharged LS swap. Josh, at just 26 years old,…

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Tuning the Ford Mustang Coyote Engine

Posted on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018
byMike Kojima

Tuning the Coyote engine in our S197 Ford Mustang has proven to be a bit more difficult than we originally anticipated, but hopefully we found a solution thanks to Church…

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Does Wheel Stiffness Affect Performance? We test Carbon Revolution’s Carbon Fiber Wheels

Posted on September 10, 2018March 14, 2024
byBilly Johnson

There is a lot more to Carbon Fiber wheels than just cool looks and lightweight. We met up with Carbon Revolution at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to learn about their…

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Building the 1.6 liter Ecoboost Engine with mountune Part 1-Project Ford Fiesta ST Race Car

Posted on August 26, 2018August 27, 2018
byMike Kojima

Its been awhile since we did an update on Project Ford Fiesta ST Racecar. Until now we have been working on the chassis but now its time to go through…

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TESTED: Ford Mustang GT Power Packs 1-3

Posted on October 19, 2017September 22, 2020
byBilly Johnson

TESTED: Ford Mustang GT Power Packs 1-3 by Billy Johnson Ford Performance offers three different 50-state legal “Power Packs” for the 2015-2017 Mustang GT that increases horsepower without affecting the factory…

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TESTED: Steeda Anti Wheel-Hop Package

Posted on July 18, 2017May 21, 2019
byBilly Johnson

First iterations of new technologies are rarely flawless. When the Mustang ditched the solid axle in 2015 in favor of a 21st century Independent Rear Suspension, it transformed into a…

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Project Mustang 5.0: Data Logging, Tuning, and More with HP Tuners nGauge

Posted on July 17, 2017July 2, 2018
byVinceIlli

Project Mustang 5.0: Data Logging, Tuning, and More with HP Tuners nGauge by Vince Illi Since OBD-II (On-Board Diagnostics II) became a standard in 1996, vehicle manufacturers have been…

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Project F150: Part One – Opening Things Up With a MagnaFlow Exhaust System

Posted on March 17, 2017July 2, 2018
byS Tate

Project F150 EcoBoost: Part One – Opening Things Up With a MagnaFlow Exhaust System by S. Tate MotoIQ's latest project car is a (tow) truck! Let's get it introduced…

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Project E90 M3: Head to Head with 2016 Mustang GT

Posted on February 18, 2017May 20, 2019
byBilly Johnson

Packing more than 50whp over stock, our Project E90 M3 took to the track at Palm Beach International Raceway (ROAD COURSE) to see how it stacks up against a 2016…

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Making the Ford F-150 Ecoboost Drive and Tow Smoother with Eibach Shocks

Posted on January 26, 2017July 3, 2018
byRathyna Gomer

Making the Ford F-150 Ecoboost Drive and Tow Smoother with Eibach Shocks by Rathyna Gomer My dad's Ford F-150 Ecoboost is something I frequently drive, usually to pick up car…

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LA Auto Show 2016: Nerd’s Eye View – Ford

Posted on January 18, 2017June 30, 2018
byKhiem Dinh

LA Auto Show 2016: Nerd’s Eye View – Ford by Khiem Dinh Ford has been pushing a lot of performance within their product lineup. Much of that pushing has taken…

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Project 5.0 Mustang (The White One) Building the 302 Coyote Engine!

Posted on January 12, 2017May 9, 2021
byMike Kojima

We have been accumulating parts to build the Coyote 302 engine in our Mustang for awhile. Scheduling demands from the owner of the car have kept us from getting to taking…

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Project 5.0 Mustang (The White One) Building the Bottom End

Posted on November 9, 2016May 9, 2020
byMike Kojima

In the last segment covering the engine build on our 5.0 liter Mustang, we addressed the top end with CNC ported heads and camshafts from Ford Motorsports. Now it’s time…

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Project Focus ST – Making Power with Cobb Tuning!

Posted on October 5, 2015May 20, 2019
byMike Kojima

Project Focus ST- Making Power with Cobb Tuning! by Mike Kojima It's been a while since we have done much with our Project Focus ST but that is about to…

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Sneak Peek: Ford GT Street Car vs. Race Car

Posted on July 30, 2015June 30, 2018
byKhiem Dinh

Sneak Peek: Ford GT Street Car vs. Race Car by Khiem Dinh Photos courtesy of Ford Media Center Khiem Dinh is an engineer for Honeywell Turbo Technologies at the time…

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An Inside Look at mountune’s GRC Ford Duratec Engine!

Posted on February 26, 2015July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

An Inside Look at mountune's GRC Ford Duratec Engine! by Mike Kojima The current engines used in today's GRC Rallycross racers are some of the highest stressed production based engines…

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Project Fiesta ST – Improving the Brakes with a Gold Coast Automotive Big Brake Kit and a Ford Racing Brake Controller

Posted on February 21, 2015July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project Fiesta ST – Improving the Brakes with a Gold Coast Automotive Big Brake Kit and a Ford Racing Brake Controller by Mike Kojima When we last left off, our…

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DRIVEN: 2015 Ford Mustang Ecoboost

Posted on February 5, 2015May 20, 2019
byBilly Johnson

We test Ford’s new 2015 Mustang EcoBoost to determine if a turbocharged 4-cylinder Mustang bridges the gap between the American Hot-Rodding community and Import Tuners. How does the Ecoboost stack…

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Project White 5.0 Liter Mustang – Bolting on More Power with Borla Long Tube Headers

Posted on January 15, 2015July 3, 2018
byMike Kojima

Project White 5.0 Liter Mustang – Bolting on More Power with Borla Long Tube Headers by Mike Kojima In our last edition of Project 5.0 Mustang, we added some basic…